US EV Charging Races to Keep Up as Iran War Sparks EV Interest

US electric vehicle charging networks were still racing to catch up to demand when the Iran attack and surging gas prices reignited EV interest.

Some 605 public, high-speed EV fueling stations switched on in the first quarter, a 34% increase over the year-earlier period, according to Bloomberg News analysis of federal data. The country now has nearly 13,500 places to quickly add electrons to a car or truck, 25% more than it did a year ago.

The charging boom proved particularly propitious in March, as the Iran War roiled oil markets, gas prices surged and Americans started searching for EVs en masse. ...